Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works
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Composer or Director: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Label: Chandos
Magazine Review Date: 7/1984
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 92
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CHAN8310/1
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Romeo and Juliet |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Serenade for Nikolay Rubinstein's name day |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Festival Overture on the Danish national hymn |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Mazeppa, Movement: Hopak (Cossack Dance) |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Mazeppa, Movement: The Battle of Poltava |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Hamlet |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Derek Hammond-Stroud, Baritone Geoffrey Simon, Conductor Janis Kelly, Soprano London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Author:
One of the recurring pleasures of the introduction of the Compact Disc is the unexpected appearance of rare repertoire—here for instance some virtually unknown music of Tchaikovsky—when not all the symphonies are yet available in that format. I praised the original LP set from all points of view—enterprise, first-rate performances (Geoffrey Simon is a splendid Tchaikovskian) and superb recording. The LPs (and tapes) were so good that one could not expect the CDs to be so much better. Yet they are very impressive. The spacious balance of the sound and the naturally resonant acoustic are just right for the Tchaikovsky tutti, and detail is refined, yet vivid. Occasionally one feels that the woodwind is rather forward, but with such fine playing this is difficult to complain about. The vocal soloists, however, are perhaps a shade over-projected.
It is theHamlet incidental music that resonates in the memory most strongly—there is some really lovely music here—especially the two entr'actes for strings, which show the composer at his most inspired and they are beautifully played. The recording gives the most natural and delicate effect, enhanced by the background silence, while the wide dynamic range is most effective in the more histrionic passages included here.
This is a set not to be missed by any dedicated Tchaikovsky-lover and the notes are a model of their kind (including full vocal translations).IM
It is the
This is a set not to be missed by any dedicated Tchaikovsky-lover and the notes are a model of their kind (including full vocal translations)
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